H. E. Paul Biya President of the Republic of Cameroon Presidential Palace Yaoundé Cameroon Vienna, 8 October 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, strongly condemns the sentencing of two journalists from the newspaper La […]

H. E. Jean-Luc Dehaene Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Brussels Belgium Vienna, 3 October 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, is deeply disturbed by the recent police raid on the office of MED-TV in […]

H. E. Rafik Hariri Prime Minister of Lebanon Office of the Prime Minister Beirut Republic of Lebanon Vienna, 30 September 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the recent passing of a law which will restrict the number of licenses issued to radio and television stations and ban dozens of […]

HM King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV The Royal Palace Nuku’alofa Kingdom of Tonga Vienna, 22 September 1996 Your Majesty, The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors from newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and news agencies from 86 nations, is deeply concerned over the jailing of journalists in Tonga. As reported by the Pacific Island […]